Mrs. Daniel Edwards- Augt. 13. 1844.

DeLancey lingered about West Farms till April 1783, when he took leave of Theophilus Hunt who was much older than he, but having been brought up with him, a near neighbor, was on very intimate terms. Hunt said "nothing now remains of all my property but naked fields," &c -- 104 head of cattle in 76. The negroes who were set to guard them ran away and joined the British. DeLancey made a great deal of money by fatting cattle for the New Market. When the Cowboys and Refuges brought in cattle and other plunder it was sold at auction for the captors. DeLancey, therefore, bought almost at his own price such animals as he wanted to fat for the market and such horses as were fit for Cavalry service. -

Beef at New York two & three shillings apound. Permits were obtained from Governor Tryon to cut wood from the Morris's estates who were Whigs!

The Refugee settlements were in or near Madam and Colonel L. Morris's woods, on both sides of Mill Brook - but mostly

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in Madam Morris's woods or such contiguous spots as were mostly convenient. The Morris woods were original forests of which the Refugees made their log huts extending from near the Post road along distance towards Kingsbridge. Here the Refugees lived with their families, some of which (women and children) had been expelled from the Upper Counties by the Whigs, and here joined their relations and families. Richard Morris's house which was burnt when Col. Hatfield was taken stood a quarter of a mile or more from Robert Morris's new house.(?)